# Gerenja Village, Balumath, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/balumath/gerenja/ Village · Balumath, Latehar # Gerenja Gerenja is a village in Balumath sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,226 people in 203 households**, the 27th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 1,226people (2011) - 203households - 56.4%literacy - 822107PIN code ## Gerenja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerenja is 822107.** Gerenja falls in Balumath sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822107 - Gram panchayatChetag - Community development blockBalumath - Census village code367403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerenja from nearby towns? - Balumath (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Latehar (district HQ)45 km by road - Latehar (nearest town)45 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Gerenja? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gerenja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balumath - ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gerenja known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gerenja Of every 100 households in Gerenja in 2011, 82 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gerenja · ■ Balumath rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **38% Toilet within the home ****10%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **74% Use banking services ****28%** **34% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****33%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Gerenja? ■ Gerenja · ■ Balumath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035** **955 Working population ****67.2%** **42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 41.5% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 149 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (5%) · **■** Other work 72 (9%) · **■** Marginal 559 (68%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Balumath - Ichak1,289 people - Chitarpur1,286 people - Rajbar1,285 people - Bhaisadon1,259 people - Semarsot1,220 people - Bishunpur1,207 people - Mausingha1,182 people - Jilanga1,107 people [All 67 villages in Balumath](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/balumath/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerenja?822107 - How far is Gerenja from Latehar?45 km by road - What is the population of Gerenja?1,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerenja in?Latehar district (Balumath sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gerenja?56.4% (Census 2011)